Athens: Greece officially opens its New Acropolis Museum today after years of delays, rekindling its campaign to have the British Museum return its collection of fifth-century BC artworks taken from the Parthenon temple. President Karolos Papoulias, Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis and European Commission President Jose Barroso will speak at the opening, details of which continue to be a closely guarded secret. Turkish Prime Minister Recep...
A gleaming new showcase for the Acropolis in Athens
Denver Post
Denver Post
The marble head of the goddess Isis being fit onto the 2,500-year-old Parthenon frieze at the new Acropolis Museum in Athens. (AP, Thanassis Stavrakis) ATHENS — For advocates of the repatriation of marble...
Athens: the complete guide
The Times
The Times
Under a perennially clear sky, Athens seduces its visitors with a treasure chest of attractions: crumbling frescoes, Doric pillars and marbled statues. It's all so ancient, until - wham! - the next thing you know, you're...
El Greco in . . . Greece
Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal
By MARY TOMPKINS LEWIS New York The stunning 1983 discovery of the signature of Domenikos Theotokopoulos on an exquisite Byzantine icon dramatically enlarged our knowledge of the enigmatic painter far better known as El...
Alpha Phi Alpha and Alpha Kappa Alpha Greek members win $21,500 in Sprite scholarship money
The Examiner
The Examiner
A Clarksburg gem: The Saint Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church festival
The Examiner
The Examiner
Guests join the renowned Odyssey Dancers for a traditional Greek Dance at the festival Angelo Koukoulis...

